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CautionRadiator sealants must not be added to the coolant. Such additives
could seriously impair the function of the cooling system.Topping up the coolant
Be careful when topping up coolant.– Switch off the engine.
– Wait for the engine to cool down.
– Cover the cap on the expansion tank ⇒page 225, fig. 215
with a cloth, and carefully unscrew the cap anti-clock-
wise ⇒.
– Add coolant.
– Screw the cap on again tightly.Make sure that the coolant meets the required specifications
⇒page 224, “Coolant”. Do not use a different type of additive if anti-
freeze additive G12+, G12 or G11 is not available. In this case use
only water and bring the coolant concentration back up to the
correct level as soon as possible by putting in the specified additive.
Always top up with fresh, unused coolant.
Do not fill above the “MAX” mark. Excess coolant is forced out of the
system through the valve in the filler cap when the engine gets hot.
If a lot of coolant has been lost, wait for the engine to cool down
before putting in cold coolant. Failure to do so could result in
serious engine damage.
WARNING
•
The cooling system is under pressure. Do not unscrew the cap
on the expansion tank when the engine is hot: you could be
scalded by escaping steam
•
The coolant and coolant additive can be a health hazard. Store
the coolant additive in the original container in a safe place out of
reach of children – risk of poisoning.For the sake of the environment
Drained off coolant should not be used again. Drain off the used
coolant into a suitable container and dispose of it in the proper
manner (observe environmental regulations).Radiator fan
The radiator fan can start running spontaneously.The radiator fan is driven by the engine via a poly V-belt. The speed
of the fan is varied by a viscous clutch according to the temperature.
There is also an auxiliary electric fan, which cuts in automatically
whenever the temperature of the coolant and the engine compart-
ment rises above a certain level.
The auxiliary fan can continue to run for as long as 10 minutes after
stopping the engine – even after the ignition is switched off. It may
also start running suddenly ⇒ after a while if•
residual heat raises the coolant temperature, or
•
the hot engine compartment is additionally heated up by the
sun.
WARNING
When working in the engine compartment be aware that the radi-
ator fan may start running suddenly – risk of injury.
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Controls
Safety
Driving tips
General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data Blower
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 94
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . .
102
Bonnet
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Boot
SeeLoading luggage compartment . 158
SeeLuggage compartment . . . . . . . . . 75
Boot lid
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Manual release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Brake system
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Brake pads worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electro-mechanical parking brake . . . 119
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Bulb holder
Bayonet fastener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Bulb monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Bulbs
Bayonet fastener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Changing (general notes) . . . . . . . . . . 265
Bulbs, changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Brake lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Bulb holder with bayonet fastener . . 266Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Reversing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Turn signals (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Business equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
CCapacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Car keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Care of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Deadlock mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Manual locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Opening and closing windows . . . . . . . 50
Switches on driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Changing bulbs
SeeBulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Child safety seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Child seat categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
On front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . 176
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Cleaning seat covers
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Textile covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Cleaning textile covers and trim parts . . 213
Clock, setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Closing
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Colour code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Compact temporary spare wheel
SeeSpare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Compartment for (sun)glasses . . . . . . . . . 89
Compass in mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Controls and displays
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Convenience close function . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Convenience open function . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cooling system
Anti-freeze additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . 11
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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